About
I am a Technical Game Designer focused on small systemic games, rapid prototypes and hands-on implementation. Godot is my preferred environment for compact R&D work; I also work in Unity when the production requires it. I move between design, scripting, balance, UI, game feel and tools depending on what makes the game better.
What I do
Mechanics, interactions, progression, balance and game feel.
Prototypes, feature assembly, scripting, UI, shaders, VFX and iteration.
Editor tools, authoring workflows, data automation and design-engineering communication.
How I work
I prototype in the engine, test a mechanic through a playable result and make the trade-offs needed to move work through production.
I can hand off a clear implementation plan to engineering or bring an appropriate scope to life myself. Documentation and tooling follow the team’s need, not a fixed ritual.
Experience
Technical Game Designer · Full-time · Worked across seven NDA casual projects from early concepts through production, with several reaching release. Owned gameplay prototyping, design documentation, task breakdown, UI/UX iteration, configuration, testing and internal tools.
Technical / Lead Game Designer · Full-time · Main designer in a four-person indie team, taking web games from concept to release across multiplayer systems, level design, visual direction and content production.
Technical Game Designer · Part-time · Built Python and Google Apps Script workflows for XML/JSON preparation and transfer from Google Sheets, replacing repetitive production work with repeatable tools.
Technical Game Designer · Full-time · Worked on content-heavy survival/management production: encounters, modular NPC behaviour, Unity authoring tools, shaders, VFX and the workflows used to maintain complex content.
Game Designer · Full-time · Worked on 20+ hypercasual and hybrid-casual prototypes across racing, puzzles, action, shooters, strategy, merge and simulation, often moving from concept to playable build in one to two weeks.
Game Designer · Mobile R&D and gameplay production across short-cycle prototypes and released titles.
G5 Games · Selected projects
Seven NDA casual projects across concepts, prototypes and production. Selected examples:
UI setup, balance support and gameplay testing.
Worked across most parts of the project, including gameplay, visuals and UI.
Migrated legacy content from an older project into Unity and worked with an animation pipeline that converted character animation videos into optimized in-game sprite sheets.
Visual setup, gameplay iteration and content production.
Built a custom internal builder for creating and configuring game content; worked on gameplay prototyping and production alongside the core project team.
Gameplay, content setup and production across two different variations of the concept.
Engines
Unity · Godot
Scripting & tools
GDScript · C# · Python · Google Apps Script
Location & availability
Tbilisi · Remote or office · Open to opportunities and relocation
Languages
Russian — native · English — professional working proficiency